Am I alone?

[Lefty76]

I will try to keep this short and sweet.

I sustained some pretty substantial lacerations to the back and side of my head when I was 18 years old. I had the fortune of having the scars covered by my thick head of hair. I still had my looks, I went on to do some modeling for a sporting goods company in my early 20's. To sum it up I wasn't affected by the scars initially in my youth, until male pattern baldness took affect.

I started noticing my hair thinning when I was about 25 years old. It probably took me a good 2 years for it to finally sink in. I think for the first couple of years your mind plays tricks on you and you almost go into a denial stage. I guess I hoped that it would stop, or by using Nioxin, and taking vitamins it would just get better or at least stop the thinning. I think a big part of the struggle for me, I wondered if this is something I can just get over and accept as myself and what I was born with. I think until the age of 30 I tried SO hard to just accept my balding.

I am currently 32 years old. My hair has substantially thinned and it affects me every day. I would really like to keep my hair short but when it's short my scars become visible and the combination of balding with the scarring its really not attractive. I know that being attractive or wanting to be attractive sounds shallow and superficial but for me I finally am at a point where I feel I need to look into doing something substantial to help remedy the situation. I can say with all honesty that my low self esteem related to my hair has affected my relationships, career, and probably every aspect of my life. And that's hard for a guy to admit I don't care who you are!

I am in the process of booking a hair transplant in the range of 4000 units and hopefuly this can help my 'situation' out. If anyone has questions or comments or anything I would like to hear from you. This site, Spencer and everything associated with it has helped me immensely and just want to express my appreciation for what Spencer has done.